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Batavia, IL vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Providence has been positive.
- Providence has 3.8% less unemployment than Batavia.
- Providence job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Batavia, ILProvidence, RIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Batavia    3 Reviews

Batavia straddles the Fox River and is approximately 35 miles west of Chicago with convenient proximity to rail and expressway access to the city. It has a bit of a  More

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Over 18 years ago

A nice community with good  More

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Batavia is a great community for families. They have a great Park District, great shopping and entertainment in the area. The people in the area are genuinely friendly  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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